The Heartbeat of the Land (Big Book Edition)
$41.08
- Board Games
32 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2023
Summary
Cathy ran barefoot every day across the great ancient land, as her people had done for sixty thousand years before. And when she ran, she could hear the heartbeat of the land. Ba Boom Ba Boom Ba Boom… Then one day, Cathy hears a cry. She answers this cry and, with one small step at a time, the seeds of change are planted. Cathy Freeman has always been an inspiration to young people. Here, she does it again, through storytelling - just as her people have done, for sixty thousand years before. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922503862 |
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| ISBN-10: | 192250386X |
| Author: | Cathy Freeman, Coral Vass, Tannya Harricks |
| Publisher: | Larrikin House |
| Imprint: | Larrikin House |
| Format: | Board Games |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.15kg |
| Dimensions: | 51mm x 465mm x 442mm |
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About The Author
Cathy Freeman
Cathy Freeman
Cathy Freeman is a proud Kuku Yalanji and Magarr-Magarr Warra woman and an Australian Indigenous Olympic champion. She discovered her love for racing at the age of five. In 1990, she became the first Aboriginal Australian woman to win a gold medal at an international athletics event as part of the gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team at the Auckland Commonwealth Games.
She was recognized as Young Australian of the Year in 1991 and Australian of the Year in 1998. Freeman was also crowned World Champion in the 400m in 1997 and 1999.
Her most iconic achievement occurred at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, where she was the first competing athlete invited to light the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony, an image seen by millions worldwide. She went on to win the gold medal in the 400m, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Coral Vass
Coral Vass is an award-winning Australian children’s author with several published works. With a background in Media, Coral has always been passionate about storytelling and fostering a love for literature in children. Her distinctive writing style is characterized by rhythm, rhyme, and a generous dose of fun.
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